Friday, July 10, 2015

Less Known Facts



1. The book "Gadby" written by Earnest Wright in 1939 is a 50,000 words book. It does not contain a single word with 'E' in it.

2. About 10% population of the world is left handed.

3. "SKEPTICISMS" is the longest word that alternates hands when typing.

4. Apples are actually part of the rose family.

5. Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game while each possessing ball for ~ 3 to 4 mins only.

6. "TYPEWRITER" is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

7. Coca-Cola was originally green.

8. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.

9. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.

10. It is impossible to lick your elbow.

11. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.

12. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.

13. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.

14. If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

15. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

16. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.


And finally 99% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

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